Express Plus Centrelink vs Shepherd
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Express Plus Centrelink
Manage your Centrelink information conveniently from your mobile device. Access and update personal details, report income, check payments, and upload documents. It offers most functionalities of the online account, saving you office visits and phone calls.
- View and update personal details
- Report employment income
- Check payment status
- Upload documents
- Manage advance payments
- View concession cards
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The Express Plus Centrelink mobile app makes it easy for you to manage your Centrelink information online. To use the app, you'll need to have a Centrelink online account linked to your myGov account. With Express Plus Centrelink, you can do most things you can do in your Centrelink online account, without the need to visit an office or wait on hold. Here's what you can do using the app: • View and update your personal details, including study. • Report your employment income. • View and update your family income estimate and payment choices. • Check your payments. • Upload documents to Centrelink. • View your Child Care Subsidy details. • Apply for or repay an advance payment. • Track the progress of most online claims. • View your Centrelink letters. • Manage your Energy Bill Relief consent. • View and manage your Centrelink appointments by adding reminders to your personal calendar. • View digital copies of your Centrelink concession or health care cards. If you use a BasicsCard or if your payments are income managed, you can manage your own money to easily check your available balance and view recent transactions on your BasicsCard. To sign in to the app, use your myGov sign in details and create a myGov PIN. You can then use your myGov PIN to sign in to the app each time you use it. If you need help creating a myGov account, go to my.gov.au For help with linking Centrelink to your myGov account, go to servicesaustralia.gov.au/onlineguides For help using the app, go to servicesaustralia.gov.au/expresspluscentrelink
Shepherd
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Shepherd is a pastoral meeting tracker built for youth pastors, leaders, and church teams who want to stay close to the young people in their care. Record meetings in seconds. Capture notes, prayer points, and pastoral next-steps right after a catch-up — on your phone, before the moment fades. A quiet home for your flock: • Caseload at a glance — every young person you're walking with, when you last met, and where they are in their journey. • Meetings and notes — log a conversation in under a minute. • Prayer points — keep a running list of what to carry before the Lord for each person and each family. • Journey stages — track movement from visitor to integrated leader, at your church's pace. • Tasks and reminders — follow-ups don't slip through the cracks. • Church-wide view (for admin pastors) — see every pastor's caseload and where attention is needed. Designed for church culture: • Sign in with Apple, Google, or Telegram — no passwords to manage. • Your data stays inside your church. Row-level security enforces that pastors only see their own church's records. • No advertising. No third-party tracking. No data sold. • Safeguarding-aware — sensitive notes have extra controls. "He tends his flock like a shepherd; he gathers the lambs in his arms." — Isaiah 40:11
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Verdict
Express Plus Centrelink and Shepherd are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Express Plus Centrelink | Shepherd |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 17.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Services Australia | troy Watson |
Bugs and requests
Express Plus Centrelink
Reported bugs
4 issues- App freezes during login process
- Unable to report income and hours worked
- Inconsistent behavior across iOS versions
- Redirection to website instead of in-app functionality
Requested features
4 requests- Add push notifications for important updates
- Improve reporting and income tracking features
- Integrate with MyGov for seamless access
- Provide a dark mode option
Shepherd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Express Plus Centrelink
No in-app purchases
Shepherd
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Express Plus Centrelink free?
Is Shepherd free?
Do Express Plus Centrelink or Shepherd have ads?
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